title: A management strategy for prospective case-based payment.
abstract: Now is the time for developing prospective case-based payment systems, which expand managerial responsibility. Many states are considering implementing these systems for potentially decreased health care costs, more refined measurement of productivity and increased political control.
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D005376:Financial Management / Q000379:methods*; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010565:Persuasive Communication; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States